Safety hook



July 3, 1928. 1,676,167

J. E. SPRAIN SAFETY HOOKl Filed July 21, 192? VPatented July "3, 19278.'v

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Tli 'invention 'relates te. er? 'liirovefl hook for; use in@connectioncwith oilrwell drilling.. epreretusflzandf .O1-1e. object.; 0f.th@.

nventionis. .t0 'provide @hook havingfau improved latch by meansotzwhich anapticle' f accidently slppingcutof, engagemepjttheper c l Anotherbictot? .the venten-f 'iftte Se mount(V 4the latch. that, it ,may-be,A releasably 'held Vin either, anfopen or al closedrposition` and Provide a, spring' which. Will-,1 yieldably retain the` latchclosed andv4 cause it to. be

I. releasably. interlockedv with a collarl carriec'l Another.` objectfofathe inyention` isy mit the flat-c hto belgrotatedaipon thek shank.

closedyor, an. open..y position. g.

Y of 1 the. hook triomf/a'.` closed toV anV openV4 position.y and .y allow an, article l VIto; be,vv ejasilyen.-

y gaged with the bill.of tlrehook, when the latch/is; Openediwithout engagement, 0f. the

fared-with by:.therflatch.A

i article 4with. the, bill ofgthe` y.hook being inter;-

.l Another object of the invention'is vide a hookof thistype which willgvbejvery A. strong: ,and .durable and which {may} be ',very .eaSly teken .repart .-.Whenz .it VAis neeesery t0 being `indicated by-dotted lines -re'pair or replace any of its parts.

The invention Y1s `illustrated- 1n the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view showing fthe hook inV The improved hook 4is preferablyformed of steel, although any other strong metal may be employed rand includes ashank 1 having one end portion bent to form a bill 2 which tapers towards its free end, as shown .in Figs. 1 and 2. Theportion of the 'shank' adjacent the bill is of greater diameter than the Vremainder ofthe shank thereby providing..l

` anv annular shoulder 3 and'this thickened por! 'tion of the shank is formed Vwith a recess l constituting a seat, the purpose of whichv willbe hereinafter set forth. v

Theklatch which serves to retain a cable or other article in engagement with the bill of the hookconsists oi" a sleeve5 also formed Y. See ASSIGNOR-soVICKaeSMeeeiNE '"WOeKSr-OF SMeGKGVeeLABKANSASJ.Tiff

@maa-anch refactif-fie; 'S11-ammini ring. to vlig., 2,l it will be seenv thatthe,A upper l such diaineterelthatthe sleeve; fits; snugly upon;thefshanlc,I whereasthe lower portion yofits :bore is of -.suir ic ient diameter, to snugly receive.A the( thickened lowerl portionY gif/the bent to form a lingen-.3 anchored; in fthe seat 4 and itsotherendfbent to form a'sirnl rangement the spring will.j oeirmly.V engaged A .withfthe Vsleeve and: the, l'shianlfof the hook Vvand willjyieldably; resist* turning. ofthe sleeve in arlireotion to vswingit'sarni 12 from the; @lese/.d ,ApOSiti 011; Shawn iin. Flies l and 2 .toV lthe :open yposition .indicatedfby; .dotted lines Fig.r 1.` Thecollar-ltwhihv lits upon theyshank above Vthe* sleeve v5'; andis` securedeby,... a fpin. .14v passed; through the with .e-lepadineilee lvandfthefueperlend olf-the. sleeveis ;.`provided witl1` .recesses org. seats '16 and 17 spaced romfeaehlother cir.v

cumferentially ofY the sleeve and ofV such d size that theyl may vsnugly.receivathe lug of thefcollar. Itrwill vbe readily seen that, when the lugis Seated inthe recess 16;*the latch will be securely held inthe closedposia position 'whichfwill dispose' the free end of its arm close to the free end of the bill 2 ofV the hook. When it is [desired to open the. i latch, the sleeve isaslidv longitudinally upon" y the shank away' from the ycollar againstthey 9o?` l tion and cannot turn upon the sleeve beyond 'Y action of the spring and is then turned tofy swing thearm 12 to the positionindi'cated Vby dottedlines in Fig. 1. When in this position,`V l the recess 17 will be disposedbeneath the lugV and by allowing the sleeve to vbe forcedto.-

wardsthe collar by expansion of the spring the lug will be causedv tov enter'the recess 17 and securely'hold the latch lin the open posif tion. v Therefore, the latch may besecurely but releasably'held ineither an open or .a

close the latch, it is merely necessary to slidev .closed position. VWhen it'is'desired to again and the spring can then return theflatoh to its normal position andthe lug Will again enter the recess 16 and hold'the latch closed.-Vl The hook `is to he suspended from a cable or othersuitable support'or carrier, and in order todo so I. have provided a yoke 18` which fits loosely-uponrthe shank abovetherf.

upon the shank and Vis Vheld in place by a Vsecuring nut-26. The nut 26 is screwed upon the threaded free endportion of the shank,

as shown Fig. 2, and ir" so desired may be lsuitably locked `iipon't'he shank 'so that it-cannotV accidentallywvork loose;

' VHaving thus `descriloed the` invention, I

claim: .A Y

1. A vsn`ap"hook comprising va shank, a bill at one end` of said shank, a 'collar carried loysaid shank, a sleeve'rotatable upon said shank fand slidalolev thereon towards iand avvay'froin the collar, an arin extending from' said sleeve to engage the free end of said bill, the sleeve and collar having adjacent ends provided one With a lug and the other with circumferentially'spaced seats to receive said lug and releasably secure theV sleeve in aset position, and resilient means yield;

Vably retaining said sleeve inV anormal position with its arm engaged Withfsaid bill.

f 2. lAsnlap hook comprising a shank,a bill at one-"end ofsaid'shank, a collar carried by said shank,-,a sleeve rotatable' upon said v shank and slidable thereon towards and away from the collar, an arm extendingfroin said sleeve to engage the free end of said bill,

the sleeve and col-lar having adjacent ends provided one with 'a lug andthe otherv with; circuinferentially spaced seats to receive saidlug and releasably secure the sleeve in a set position, and a spring coiled about said chored to the sleeve and its other end an- 'choredl to the shank,\said spring serving to yieldably hold the V sleeve in interlocked engagement Withtlie collarand normally reengaged 'With the bill.

Y 3. A snap hook comprising a shank, a bill if at one 'end ofsaid shank,-acollar carried by said shank, a sleeve rotatable uponesai-d shankand slidable thereon towards and away rointhe collaig'an arm extending from said sleeve Vrto engagethefree end of said'bill, the sleeve andcollar having adjacent ends provided one With a lug and the other With circumferentially spaced seats to receive said lug and releasablysecure the' sleevel in' a set position, an annular shoulder up'on said shank, an' annular shoulder in said sleeve spaced from the shoulder of saidv shank, and

a springcoiled about said shank Within'the y sleeve vvithits fend' portions bearing vagainst the shoulders'an'd anchored thereto whereby the spring mayy ,servev to yieldably hold the sleeve 'in interlocked engagement with the collar and normally retain the` sleeve, against rotation with its arm engaging the Yl'ree end @read bili.

isliankfwithinlsaid sleeve with one end antainthe'isleeve againstrotation With its arin A 'i In testimony whereof I affixv my signature: v 

